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College basketball players to watch from Westmoreland County

College basketball season is here again. Here is a list of players to watch from Westmoreland County: Men Division II • Adam Bilinsky, Jr., G, Pitt-Johnstown (Norwin) • Landon Butler, Jr., G, West Liberty (Latrobe) • Max Butler, Fr., G, West Liberty (Latrobe) Division III • Terek Crosby, So., G,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Belle Vernon grad Devin Whitlock shines at receiver at IUP

When he played at Belle Vernon, Devin Whitlock was a big-play quarterback who could change the game with his arm, his legs or both. He was the focal point of opposing defenses each week. These days, he is making plays with his arms and hands. A redshirt sophomore at IUP,...
Springdale grad Bri Ross picks up at Penn State Behrend where she left off in high school

After a senior season that included 42 goals, a WPIAL Class A title and recognition as the Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Springdale’s Bri Ross certainly had nothing left to prove at the high school level. But like all incoming college freshmen, Ross had to prove...
Saint Vincent basketball teams return veteran squads with championship aspirations

The Saint Vincent men’s and women’s basketball teams return veteran rosters and have high aspirations for the 2025-26 season, which opens Friday for the women and Saturday for the men. The women’s team is under the direction of Kam Gissendanner, the former Clairton and Penn State standout who coached La...
District college football roundup: Caron Robinson powers Edinboro past Seton Hill

Caron Robinson rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown to lead Edinboro to a 22-6 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Nate Deanes had nine tackles, a forced fumble and a touchdown on a 70-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter for Edinboro (5-4, 4-1). Anthony Stribling...
Greensburg Central Catholic grad Rice picked to lead Carlow’s inaugural baseball team

Carlow will have baseball for the first time, with a side of Rice. The university announced it has hired James Rice to lead the program. It will be the first head-coaching job for the Greensburg Central Catholic graduate, who brings five years of coaching experience to the Celtics. Rice, who...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Daniel Maddock makes fast impact

Saint Vincent men’s soccer is on the upswing and a lot of the team’s success has to do with the play of freshman forward Daniel Maddock. Looking polished and prepared for NCAA Division III soccer, Maddock has surged to the team’s points lead. He has nine goals and five assists...
Freeport grad Ben Lane hopes to make more splash plays on defense as Slippery Rock vies for PSAC West football title

Freeport’s Ben Lane and Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock were two of the best high school athletes in the area during the early part of this decade. But while their high school careers overlapped, they faced each other only once. It was in the 2022 WPIAL Class 4A basketball quarterfinals, and...
China native Nancy Jiang finds home, tennis success at Pitt-Greensburg

Nancy Jiang wants to be clear: Most of the Chinese food available in America is nothing like the cuisine in her homeland. “The first time I went to the Panda Express and the orange chicken, what is that?” said the 19-year-old Pitt-Greensburg sophomore, unable to contain her laughter. “We don’t...
District college football roundup: IUP too much for Cal (Pa.)

Matthew Rueve threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to lead IUP to a 38-30 victory over Cal (Pa.) in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Devin Whitlock caught nine passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns and Matthew Rueve ran 14 times for 47 yards and two scores for IUP (5-2,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Mt. Pleasant grad Rylin Bugosh makes quick impact at W&J

As Rylin Bugosh becomes more comfortable with college soccer and her surroundings at Washington & Jefferson, the soccer ball is finding the back of the net more often. The freshman striker out of Mt. Pleasant scored a goal in the season opener in August and went scoreless in eight of...
Westmoreland college cross country runners aiming for all-conference honors

Saint Vincent is accustomed to fielding some of the most competitive men’s and women’s cross country programs in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Since joining the PAC in 2010, the men’s team has won nine titles — including seven in a row between 2010-16 — and the women consistently have been...
District college roundup: Cal (Pa.) stings Clarion with last-minute touchdown

Phaeton Hill hit Deontae Williams for a 56-yard touchdown catch with 11 seconds left in the game as Cal (Pa.) defeated Clarion, 31-28, in a PSAC thriller Saturday. Anthony Guercio connected with Holt Egan on a 16-yard TD pass with 1:17 to play to give Clarion a 28-24 lead. Hill...
Leechburg grad Braylan Lovelace contributes to Pitt’s win over Florida State

The Pitt football team moved to 2-1 in ACC play and 4-2 overall with Saturday’s 34-31 win at Florida State. Leechburg graduate Braylan Lovelace posted a career high- tying 10 tackles in the victory. He was one of three Panthers defenders to have 10 or more stops against the Seminoles. The...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent volleyball coach Sue Hozak gets 700th win

Longtime Saint Vincent women’s volleyball coach Sue Hozak is among the most successful coaches in the nation. She has the wins to prove it. Hozak, who has guided the team since 1985, picked up her 700th career win as SVC defeated visiting Geneva, 3-0, in a PAC match at Carey...
With Kiski Area grad Maddox Anderson in goal, La Roche men’s soccer team becoming contender in AMCC

Even before he took over as the men’s soccer coach at La Roche, Chris Karwoski knew all about Maddox Anderson. The Kiski Area grad had played for Karwoski on an Olympic Development Program team when he was a young teenager. Fate landed Anderson back under Karwoski’s tutelage at La Roche,...

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